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CN - South Beaver Creek Bridge

Butler County, Iowa

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CN - South Beaver Creek Bridge

Close as I could get. Probably get a decent shot during winter or when leaves all fall.

Photo taken by Dave King on August 1, 2015

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BH Photo #334019

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Facts 

Overview
Through Plate Girder Bridge over South Beaver Creek on Canadian National Railway
Location
Parkersburg, Butler County, Iowa
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1911
Builder
- American Bridge Co. of New York
Railroads
- Canadian National Railway (CN)
- Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (CC)
- Illinois Central Railroad (IC; ICG (1972-1988))
Design
Pony plate girder
Dimensions
Total length: 245.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.57865, -92.79543   (decimal degrees)
42°34'43" N, 92°47'44" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/516787/4714047 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Parkersburg
Inventory number
BH 55842 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

American Bridge Co. (1,522)
Beam (15,804)
Built 1911 (789)
Built during 1910s (9,675)
Butler County, Iowa (48)
Canadian National Railway (518)
Chicago, Central & Pacific Railroad (93)
Concrete stringer (802)
Girder (10,299)
Illinois Central Railroad (588)
 Iowa (6,528)
Open (39,979)
Owned by railroad (12,498)
Parkersburg, Iowa (5)
Plate girder (7,983)
Railroad (15,601)
Skewed (4,915)
Through girder (3,842)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,285)

Update Log 

  • July 9, 2018: New photos from John Marvig
  • August 2, 2015: New photo from Dave King
  • March 20, 2013: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • March 19, 2013: Added by Luke Harden

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